Where does “mollycoddler” come from?

mollycoddler (English) comes from English mollycoddle, from English Molly, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.

mollycoddler (English): One who mollycoddles

Definitions

  1. One who mollycoddles

Ancestry of “mollycoddler”, step by step

mollycoddler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mollycoddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmollycoddleA person, especially a man or a boy, who is...
2EnglishMollyThe crystalline or powdered form of MDMA; A Molly...
3EnglishmaryA male homosexual
4Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Old FrenchMarie
6LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
7Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
8Hebrewמִרְיָם
9Aramaicמריםbitter
10Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים